Lee Vining Marker

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Lee Vining in Mono County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Lee Vining

By Barry Swackhamer, October 23, 2011

1. Lee Vining Marker

Inscription. The name of this community honors LeRoy Vining. In 1852 Lt. Tredwell Moore and soldiers of the 2nd Infantry pursued Indians of Chief Tenaya’s tribe from Yosemite across the Sierra via Bloody Canyon. They took back mineral samples and a prospecting party was organized. In this group were the Vinings, Lee & Dick, who established a camp at what is now Lee Vining Creek.

Erected 1979 by E Clampus Vitus, Bodie Chapter No. 64.

Marker series. This marker is included in the E Clampus Vitus marker series.

Location. 37° 57.357′ N, 119° 7.139′ W. Marker is in Lee Vining, California, in Mono County. Marker is at the intersection of Three Flags Highway (State Highway 395) and 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on Three Flags Highway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lee Vining CA 93541, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Upside-Down House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sheriff James P. Dolan (approx. 1.7 miles away); Grave of Adeline Carson Stilts (approx. 4.1 miles away); Grave of the Unknown Prospector (approx. 5 miles away); Navy Beach (approx. 5.6 miles away); Would-Be Miners and Occasional Tourists (approx. 6.1 miles away); The Tioga Pass Road (approx. 6.1 miles away); Avalanche of 1911 (approx. 6.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Lee Vining.

By Barry Swackhamer, October 23, 2011

2. Lee Vining Marker

A Surprise Behind the Photographer. Photo, Click for full size

By Barry Swackhamer, October 23, 2011

3. A Surprise Behind the Photographer.

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 182 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.